finances

VITAL SIGNS: Essential Salon Statistics

Percentages, averages, and ratios may make your head spin, but they’re the fastest, easiest way to keep a finger on the pulse of your salon’s business health. Learn how to run the numbers as well as what they mean.

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Just My Opinion: The State of our Economy

While so many people have been adversely affected by the current economic climate, there is a reason for those whose livelihoods resides within the beauty industry to breath a relatively small sigh of relief. How so?

Go on the Record with Your Financial Records

Maintaining good financial records is not just about keeping the IRS happy. Having solid data enables you to measure how your business is performing and make adjustments when necessary.

Figure It Out

In the updated edition of Milady’s  Successful Salon Management for Cosmetology Students,  you'll learn targets for salon operating costs in various expense categories.

Opening Your Own Salon [A Resource Checklist to Determine If You Are Ready]

Do you have what it takes to open your own salon? Or are you at a loss as to where you should even begin? What you need are the general principles and practices of salon ownership and a checklist to evaluate your. With all of the media available today, resources abound when it comes to opening your own salon.

The Price Is Right—Or Is It?

Would you willingly take a 25% pay cut? Well, we’ve got news for you: If you haven’t raised your prices, you’ve already taken one.

Help! Salon Consultants to the Rescue

Whether by coaching leading, or suggesting, salon consultants revamp and revitalize client and staff retention, sales and profits, as well as the owner themselves.

Expansion Requires A Hard Look At The Books

When the time came to expand to a full-service day spa at five times her present rent, salon owner Leslyn Zak wondered if she could make the leap. So she brought in a financial professional to help crunch the numbers and create a winning game plan.

You're Being Audited! One Salon Owner's Harrowing IRS Journey

If the IRS asked to examine your salon's Federal Tax returns, would you survive the audit? Read on for an account of a salon owner who thought she was doing everything "by the book."

Owner's Manual

I recommend a head-to-toe review of the salon operation — a salon “physical” to check how everything is working, to take preventive measures, and to get yourself on a financially healthier program.